diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config.c b/wpa_supplicant/config.c
index 61761299b..e8c4d05a4 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config.c
@@ -3038,6 +3038,8 @@ void wpa_config_set_network_defaults(struct wpa_ssid *ssid)
 	ssid->wpa_deny_ptk0_rekey = PTK0_REKEY_ALLOW_ALWAYS;
 	ssid->bg_scan_period = DEFAULT_BG_SCAN_PERIOD;
 	ssid->ht = 1;
+	ssid->vht = 1;
+	ssid->he = 1;
 #ifdef IEEE8021X_EAPOL
 	ssid->eapol_flags = DEFAULT_EAPOL_FLAGS;
 	ssid->eap_workaround = DEFAULT_EAP_WORKAROUND;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c b/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c
index c01557dac..246644a33 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config_file.c
@@ -876,9 +876,10 @@ static void wpa_config_write_network(FILE *f, struct wpa_ssid *ssid)
 	write_int(f, "proactive_key_caching", ssid->proactive_key_caching, -1);
 	INT(disabled);
 	INT(mixed_cell);
-	INT(vht);
+	INT_DEF(vht, 1);
 	INT_DEF(ht, 1);
 	INT(ht40);
+	INT_DEF(he, 1);
 	INT_DEF(max_oper_chwidth, DEFAULT_MAX_OPER_CHWIDTH);
 	INT(vht_center_freq1);
 	INT(vht_center_freq2);